Garment hanger



R. FREEDMAN GARMENT HANGER Sept. 11, 1934.

Filed Dec. 5, 1931 vmw ' |}\lVENTOR W ZZZ Q WW/ BY ATTORNEY PatentedSepto 11, 1934' human s'm'ras GAWNT moan Ruth Freedman, new York, N. r.Application December 5, 1931. Serial No. 579.147

' 2 Claims. (01. 223-62) This invention relates to a garment hanger andis a division of my patent application for Wardrobe bag, filed May 13,1930, serial Number 452,010. v I

5 The object of the invention is the production of a garment hangerwhich can be detachably locked with and suspended from a pole or othersupport.

The second object of the invention is the production of a hanger uponwhich various garments can be easily simultaneously suspended withoutinterfering with one another.

The third object of the invention is the production of a garment hangerwhich can be easily connected or detached from a pole with the use ofonly one hand of the user.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. i represents a front view withfragmentary portions in longitudinal section of an exemplification ofthe garment hanger; Fig. 2 shows a top view. of Fig. 1 and Fig 3indicates an enlarged section of Fig. 1 on the line 3, 3 and afragmentary top view of a portion of said Fig. l.

The hanger in this instance is indicated with the yoke 20, which may beof wood or metal, and which is suspended from the suspending hookdesignated in its entirety by the numeral 25. The suspending hookcomprises the vertical straight leg 26 which joins with curved crownportion 27, and the latter has formed at its end the eye 28. The lowerportion 29 of the leg 26 is tightly engaged with the yoke 20. A sleeve33 encircles and is fastened to the leg 26 with its lower end bearing onthe top edge of the yoke20. The sleeve 33 is preferably fastned to theleg 26 by solder.

A locking spring 35 comprises the lower vertical leg 36, the loop 37,the curved body portion 38, the upper normally vertical leg 39 and theeye 40, at the upper end of the leg 39. l The leg 39 with its eye 40normally extends. above the eye 28 of the hook 25.

The leg 36 is located between the leg 26 of the suspending hook 25 andthe sleeve 33 and may be fastened in place by solder. The upper leg 39of the locking spring 35 is normally positioned to close the openportion of the hook 25, the said leg 39 is positioned to normally bearon the eye 28 and is spaced from the outer contour thereof.

The yoke supports a pair of similar oppositely positioned supplementalhooks 45 and 46. Each of the hooks 45 and46, comprises the lowerstraight leg 50, which joins with the upwardly and inwardly inclinedportion 51. The upper horizontal supporting member 52, extends from theinclined portion 51 and Joins with the S shaped member consisting of theinwardly inclined middle portion 53, the upper curved portion 53a andthe lower curved portion 53b. From 6Q. the portion 53b extends the loweroutwardly extendlng horizontal supporting member 54, having the curvedportion 54a at the outer end and from the latter extends the inwardlyinclined outer arm 55 having the eye 56 at its upper end. as The arm 55is oppositely inclined to the middle portion 53 of the a shaped member.Said arm 55and the middle portion 53 approach each other asthey extendfrom their lower to their upper ends. The said portion 53 and the arm 55respectively form with the lower supporting member 54 the lockingpockets 58 and 59. The lower leg 50 of each of the hooks 45 and 46 istightly seated in the yoke 20.

The suspended hook 25 in this instance is 7:; suspended from the pole 60indicated in a ,dotted line.

To suspend the hook 25 on the pole 60, the user grasps the yoke 20 andbears the eye 40 against said pole. By this means the opening of 30 thehook 25 is opened to receive the said pole 60. To detach or remove thehook 25 from the pole 60, the user grasps the yoke 20 and laterallypulls the same which will open the spring 35 and release the said hook25from the said pole.

The eyes 28 and 40 are made round or curved to prevent injury to thepole 60, when the hook is attached or detached from the pole.

The yoke 20 can be used for supporting low neck dresses. The distancebetween the legs 50 so of the inclined portions 51, is about 8 inches tomaintain the dresses in proper position on the yoke 20. The inclinedportions 51 approximately conform to the jointure between the neck andshoulders of the user.

The said portions 51 will engage the collar of a coat if the latter issuspended from the yoke 20. The inclined portions 51 are spaced toengagelow neck dresses and prevent them slipping and falling oif thehanger. Slips may be simulmo taneously suspended from the horizontalsupporting members 54 and the pockets 58 and 59 tend to keep said slipsfrom riding upwardly and becoming disengaged from the hanger. m It willbe noted that the supplemental hooks 45 and 46 and the yoke 20, can beused simultaneously to suspend garments or can be used alternatively.Various modifications maybe made in the invention and the presentexemplification 1m is m be taken as illustrative and not limitativothereof.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim is:

1. In a garment hanger the combination of a yoke, a hook suspending saidyoke, said hook comprising a leg, a crown portion extending from saidleg forming an opening for the hook, an eye at the open end of the crownand integral therewith, a locking spring for the hook, said springcomprising a lower leg, said leg or the spring and the leg 0! the hookfastened to each other, a body portion extending from the leg or thespring, an upper normally vertical leg extending from the body portionor the spring and normally extending above the eye of the hook and aneye extending from and integral with the upper leg or the spring, thelatter eye normally above the eye of the hook.

2. In a garment hanger the combination of a yoke, a hook suspending saidyoke, a pair of supplemental hooks supported on the yoke, eachsupplemental hook comprising a lower leg extending from said yoke, aninwardly inclined portion extending from said leg, an upper horizontalsupporting member extending from the upper end or said inwardly inclinedportion, an 8 shaped member comprising an inwardly inclined middleportion, a curved portion at the upper end or said middle portionJoining with said upper horizontal supporting member, a curved portionat the lower end of said middle portion, a lower outwardly extendinghorizontal supporting member extending from the latter curved portion, acurved portion extending from the outer end of the said lower outwardlyextending horizontal supporting member, an inwardly inclined outer armextending from the latter curved portion and an eye at the upper end orsaid arm, the curved portions adjacent to the lower horizontalsupporting member forming locking pockets therewith, said middleinwardly extending portion of the s shaped member and said inclined armapproaching each other as they extend from their lower to their upperends, the said yoke and supplemental hooks adapted to suspend garmentssimultaneously or alternately. RUTH FREEDMAN.

